Sarah WhitebloomJan 8, 20196 minWorst Care of 2018 - the Industry Awards no one wants to win.Worst Care of 2018 - awards for worst care in a corporate home, worst care in an independent home, worst care provider.
Sarah WhitebloomSep 27, 20182 minWorst Care Part Three: Do regulators care more about older people than those with disabilities?The reports are equally bad. Why is the home for older people closed while the one for people with disabilities is left open?
Sarah WhitebloomJun 10, 20183 minWest Sussex County Council refuses to say sorry for calling abuse-case relative 'obsessive' Way to go WSCC. Who is giving you PR advice? The child catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?
Sarah WhitebloomMay 11, 20183 min'Wild' West Sussex refuses to say sorry to abuse-case families for its mistakesThe report even questioned whether the case would have been handled differently had the men not had disabilities
Sarah WhitebloomMay 2, 20182 minCabinet Trio - Hunt, Javid and Brokenshire - urged to investigate Wild West Sussex care fiascoWhat this case highlights is that injuries to adults with learning disabilities do not receive the same response.
Sarah WhitebloomApr 30, 20183 minMinisters must investigate 'serious' West Sussex failings over care of two injured disabled Ms Keeley said: ‘This report is a damning account of serious multi-agency failure in the cases of Gary Lewis and Matthew Bates, for which no
Sarah WhitebloomApr 27, 20182 minSussex Healthcare: Can it get any worse? ...Yes.Both homes have been named by WSCC has having significant safeguarding concerns and yet they are still home to more than 60 adults.
Sarah WhitebloomApr 11, 20182 minSignificant Safeguarding Concerns over three Sussex Healthcare homes as CQC slaps an 'InadequatLocal authority says it has concerns over significant shortcomings as Inadequate notice slapped on Orchard Lodge
Sarah WhitebloomJan 3, 20183 minWORST CARE AWARDS OF 2017The Worst Care Provider of 2017 was Sussex Healthcare
Sarah WhitebloomDec 13, 20172 minWORST CARE OF THE YEAR - FOUR FIRMS AND 14 'INADEQUATE' HOMES NOMINATED FOR AWARThe standard is particularly low this year, with many of the homes receiving multiple negative reports and all sitting on a current 'Ina
Sarah WhitebloomNov 30, 20172 minPolice-probe Sussex Healthcare tries to overturn critical CQC ratingsSince 2014, the CQC has overturned just 21 ratings given by inspectors - contrasting with 36,000 reports into adult care
Sarah WhitebloomSep 29, 20173 minFour deaths led care inspectors to 'Inadequate' Sussex Health Care homeHorsham-based Orchard Lodge has been rated 'Inadequate' by CQC inspectors.
Sarah WhitebloomJul 29, 20172 minPOLICE PROBE SUSSEX HEALTH CARE CONCERNSInvestigators are looking at the safety of elderly and vulnerable residents in homes owned by Sussex Health Care, the care group led by an a